Massachusetts

Bell Partners Buys 196-Unit Olmsted Place Apartments in Boston for $103M

by Nellie Day July 26, 2017

BOSTON — Bell Partners has purchased the 196-unit Olmsted Place apartment complex in the Boston submarket of Jamaica Plain for $103 million. The community is located at 161 S. Huntington Ave. Olmsted Place debuted in 2015. It is fully leased. The community overlooks Jamaica Pond, part of the Emerald Necklace park system designed by legendary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted. The seller was a joint venture between Boston Residential Group and the Carlyle Group. The JV purchased the site in 2012 for $10 million from Home for Little Wanderers, a nonprofit, then completed the development. “We are thrilled to have created a win for our partnership and for the City of Boston by creating middle-class housing in a community that has long needed it,” says Curtis Kemeny, CEO of Boston Residential Group. Olmsted Place features studios to three-bedroom units. The units range in size from 530 square feet to 1,300 square feet. The community was the first new residential project for several decades in a rapidly improving section of Jamaica Plain. Boston Residential Group is a residential developer with projects in Boston submarkets such as Back Bay, South Boston and the Charlestown Navy Yard. The Carlyle Group is a Washington, …

July 26, 2017

Hospitality Loans Massachusetts Northeast

HREC Capital Markets Arranges $6.2M in Refinancing for 208-Room La Quinta Inn & Suites in Massachusetts

by Amy Works July 25, 2017

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. — HREC Capital Markets Group has arranged a $6.2 million senior loan for the refinancing of a La Quinta Inn & Suites, located at 100 Congress St. in Springfield. The hotel features 208 guestrooms. John Siska of HREC’s Boston office negotiated the loan for the borrower, a private owner-operator. A local community bank provided the financing.

July 25, 2017

Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

Bell Partners Buys 196-Unit Apartment Community in Boston’s Jamaica Plain

by Amy Works July 21, 2017

BOSTON — Bell Partners has purchased Olmsted Place, an apartment community, located at 161 S. Huntington Ave. in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, for an undisclosed price. Bell has renamed the 196-unit property Bell Olmsted Park, and Bell Partners will manage the community. Opened in late 2015, the property features a variety of studio, one-, two- and three-bedroom layouts, two elevated courtyards and surface and garage parking. The residences feature hardwood floors, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances and in-unit laundry facilities. On-site amenities include a resident lounge with bar and audio-visual equipment, a state-of-the-art fitness center, a heated pool and outdoor terraces. The name of the seller was not released.

July 21, 2017

Massachusetts Northeast Office

CBRE/NE Negotiates Sale of 470,258 SF Office Asset in Cambridge, Massachusetts

by Amy Works July 19, 2017

CAMBRIDGE, MASS. — CBRE/New England has brokered the sale of two office buildings located at 125 and 150 Cambridgepark Drive in Cambridge. CBRE Global Investors sold the asset to a joint venture between Longfellow Real Estate Partners and an undisclosed investor for an undisclosed price. The institutional-quality buildings total 470,258 square feet of multi-tenant office space and include a recently constructed 456-space parking garage. Dave Pergola, Brian Doherty, Chuck Kavoogian and Adam Brinch of CBRE represented the seller and procured the buyer in the transaction.

July 19, 2017

Massachusetts Mixed-Use Multifamily Northeast Retail

HFF Secures $80M Acquisition Financing for Boston Transit-Oriented Development Site

by Amy Works July 7, 2017

BOSTON — HFF has arranged $80 million in acquisition financing for Suffolk Downs, a 161.2-acre, transit-oriented development site located in East Boston and Revere, Mass. HYM Investment Group is the borrower and buyer in the transaction. John Fowler, Anthony Cutone, Jennifer Keller and Andrew Gray of HFF secured the short-term, floating-rate loan with Bank of the Ozarks and advised the buyer in the deal. Adjacent to Route 1A, the site comprises 108.8 acres in Boston and 52.4 acres in Revere. The property is also served by two Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Blue Line stations: Suffolk Downs and Beachmont. The site is currently the location of the Suffolk Downs horse racing facility, which will have its last racing season in summer 2018.

July 7, 2017

Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

Siemens Breaks Ground on 300,000 SF Manufacturing Facility Expansion Near Boston

by Amy Works June 30, 2017

WALPOLE, MASS. — Siemens has broken ground on a 300,000-square-foot expansion and renovation at Siemens Healthineers, a manufacturing and R&D facility in Walpole, about 27 miles southwest of Boston. Over the next four years Siemens plans to invest $300 million in the facility, which was built in 1979 and last renovated and expanded in 2007. The project scope will include manufacturing, warehouse, office and laboratory space. The expansion will generate 700 new high-tech, permanent jobs, bringing the total employment at the site to between 1,300 to 1,600 by 2026.

June 30, 2017

Industrial Massachusetts Northeast

Transwestern Consulting Group Negotiates $6.4M Sale of Industrial Building in Franklin, Massachusetts

by Amy Works June 29, 2017

FRANKLIN, MASS. — Transwestern Consulting Group (TCG) has arranged the sale of an industrial building located at 130 Constitution Blvd. in Franklin. Novaya Real Estate Ventures sold the property to Albert Milstein, Barry Kirschenbaum and Sanford Bokor of $6.4 million. The property features 59,970 square feet of industrial space. John Lashar, Chris Skeffington and Roy Sandeman of TCG represented the seller and assisted in sourcing the buyer in deal.

June 29, 2017

Massachusetts Multifamily Northeast

CBRE/NE Brokers $51.1M Sale of Apartment Community in Franklin, Massachusetts

by Amy Works June 26, 2017

FRANKLIN, MASS. — CBRE/New England has arranged the sale of Glen Meadow, an apartment community located off Exit 17 on Interstate 495 in Franklin. Glen Meadow Owner LLC, a joint venture between The Schochet Cos. and Rose Affordable Housing Preservation Fund IV, an affiliate of Jonathan Rose Cos., acquired the property for $51.1 million. Built in 1971, the property features 88 one-bedroom units and 200 two-bedroom townhomes. Simon Butler and Biria St. John of CBRE/NE represented the undisclosed seller and procured the buyer in the deal.

June 26, 2017

Hospitality Massachusetts Northeast Top Stories

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Sells Parking Garage at Boston Hotel for $95M

by Taylor Williams June 26, 2017

BOSTON — Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (NYSE: PEB), a hospitality REIT, has sold an 826-space parking garage at Revere Hotel Boston Common, located at 200 Stuart St. in downtown Boston, for $95 million. The buyer was not disclosed. The sale, which closed on June 23, also includes 10,500 square feet of vacant space on the ground floor. Pebblebrook will utilize the proceeds from the sale for general business purposes, such as paying off outstanding debt or repurchasing some of its shares of common stock. The company expects the acquisition to generate approximately $11.7 million in additional net income across the second, third and fourth quarters, and to reduce funds from operations (FFO) by $1.3 million during that period. Since initiating a strategic disposition plan in 2016, the REIT has sold five hotels and two non-hotel assets that have generated $676.8 million in gross proceeds. “This sale generates significant value for our shareholders at a very favorable price and overall capitalization rate,” says Jon Bortz, CEO and president of Pebblebrook, based in Bethesda, Md. “These property sales continue to allow us to take advantage of the value differential between the higher private market prices and values and the lower public market valuation …

June 26, 2017

Massachusetts Northeast Office Retail

L3 Capital, LaSalle Acquire 74,500 SF Commercial Building in Boston’s Downtown Crossing

by Amy Works June 23, 2017

BOSTON — L3 Capital and LaSalle Investment Management have purchased a vacant commercial building located at 399 Washington St. in Boston’s Downtown Crossing for an $63.2 million. The buyers will renovate and rebrand the 74,500-square-foot building as DTX 399. The building will offer six levels of retail and creative office space. Evan Papanastasiou of Eastern Consolidated represented the seller, Robert Posner, while Adelaide Polsinelli, also of Eastern, procured the buyer in the deal. The owners have retained Colliers International to market the property for lease.

June 23, 2017

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